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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0'>1. For Victorian secondary IT teachers who would like to develop Computer Science modules and to contribute to the development of a new VCE CS subject, this workshop could be for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'>CS4HS workshop</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>University of Melbourne, 11-12 July 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>Organised by <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>Steven Bird (Melbourne), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>Bernd Meyer (Monash), <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>Paula Christophersen (VCAA)<br><br>CS4HS is an initiative sponsored by Google to promote Computer Science and Computational Thinking in the secondary curriculum.<br><br>The goals of this workshop are: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>(i) to update Victorian secondary IT teachers on current developments in the field of Computer Science;<br>(ii) to develop Computer Science modules that can be used in the secondary curriculum;<br>(iii) to contribute to the development of a new Computer Science subject in the Victorian Certificate of Education; and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>(iv) to raise awareness of secondary educators about how computational thinking underpins the overall secondary curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><br>You are invited to participate in the 2012 CS4HS workshop at the University of Melbourne. This invitation is extended to the participants of the 2011 workshop, plus other interested secondary educators, subject to our limit of 25 participants. The workshop is fully catered. Participants from outside Melbourne can apply for travel subsidies and accommodation, subject to the limits of our budget.<br><br>For more information go <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/teachers/asset_id/69/cid/5/parent/0/t/teachers/title/cs4hs-workshop">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0'>2. For your students<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'>NCSS Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>The Challenge is unlike any other programming competition because we will teach you how to program as we go along rather than expecting you to be an expert coder already. However, if you are a seasoned coder, we have something for you too because the problems will range from relatively simple through to mind-bendingly hard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>For 5 weeks starting on Monday 6th August, 2012 and running until Sunday 9th September, 2012, we will release a set of notes containing the information you will need to complete the week's programming challenges. In 2012, there are three streams to the Challenge:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>the beginner's stream, which doesn't assume any knowledge of programming and introduces the Python programming language;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>the intermediate stream, for students who have either have some prior programming experience or have some prior experience with the Python programming language; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>the advanced stream, for students who know Python and want harder problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#222222'>For more information go <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/students/asset_id/48/cid/9/parent/0/t/students/title/ncss-challenge">here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Fay Richardson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Fay Richardson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Project Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VITTA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>T: +61 3 9495 6836<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>F: +61 3 9495 6834<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>M: +61(0)488 545 995<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E: <a href="mailto:fay@vitta.org.au">fay@vitta.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>W: <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/">www.vitta.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suite 209, 134-136 Cambridge St,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Collingwood, VIC, 3066, Australia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VITTA ~ supporting all educators with ICTs anywhere, any time<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/2012conferenceinfo/vitta-annual-conference-2012">2012 VITTA Conference:<i>Reign of the Cloud</i></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/events/category/training-events">Professional Learning</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.tomorrowsport.com.au/">Tomorrow Sport</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>